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HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Sectoral
Very High Risk
NAV: 27 Feb '26
₹18.29
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹1,875.89 Cr
Expense ratio
0.93%
Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | ₹15,000 | ₹14,451 | -3.66% | |
| 6 months | ₹30,000 | ₹28,372 | -5.43% | |
| 1 year | ₹60,000 | ₹62,175 | +3.62% |
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Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
₹100
Min. for 2nd investment
₹100
Min. for SIP
₹100
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3M | 6M | 1Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | -0.3% | +0.7% | +13.8% | +78.5% |
| Category average (Equity Sectoral) | -- | -- | -2.1% | -- |
| Rank (Equity Sectoral) | 2 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management
DMDhruv MuchhalSep 2023 - PresentView details
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Dhruv Muchhal
Sep 2023 - Present
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NMNikhil MathurSep 2023 - PresentView details
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Nikhil Mathur
Sep 2023 - Present
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About HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by HDFC Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 10 Dec 1999. Dhruv Muchhal is the Current Fund Manager of HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹9,37,232 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 27 Feb 2026 is ₹18.29.
The HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.
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Investment Objective
The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Pharma and healthcare companies.
Fund benchmarkBSE Healthcare Total Return Index
Fund house
Rank (total assets)#2 in India
Total AUM₹9,37,232.21 Cr
Date of Incorporation10 Dec 1999
Launch Date10 Dec 1999
Address"HDFC House", 2nd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 165-166, BackbayReclamation, Churchgate Mumbai 400020
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